Research Collaboration:…Industry and Foundations

Mo. Dehghani, VPRNov. 8, 2016

Success Factors Goals

Stevens 2022 Strategy Dashboard

• Growth, Selectivity, Diversity

• Student-Centricity• Financial Stability• Org. Excellence• Research and

Scholarship• Reputation and

Prestige

• Academic Excellence

• Dynamically Responsive to Critical Challenges

• Honor, integrity, and Accountability

• Transparency

• Government and Industry Collaboration

• Global Orientation

• Social Responsibility

Strategic Priorities

• Student-Centricity

• Excellence• Impact Through

Collaboration• Technology Core• Reputation and

Prestige

Foundation Pillars

• Healthcare and Medicine

• Sustainable Energy

• Financial Systems

• Defense and Security

• STEM Education

Vision: Stevens will become a premier student-centric technological research university within the next decade.

Mission: To inspire, nurture and educate leaders in tomorrow’s technology-centric environment while contributing to the solution

of the most challenging problems of our time.

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Undergraduate Studies and Experience

GOALS

Graduate Studies and Experience

Research and Scholarships

Culture and Governance

InternalBridges

ExternalBridges

• Undergraduate enrollment ~ 4000

• Undergraduates admittance 33%

• 6-year graduation rate 87%

• 100% Participated in Curriculum++

• 92% post-graduate outcomes

• Admitted reduced to 35% , student body increase by 30%

• Corporate graduate partnerships double in domestic and international arenas

• Specific initiativesto improve graduate teaching and student learning

• All grad students will engage with Stevens community

• Load balance for research active Fac.

• New Innovation and Design Laboratory

• Annual research per T/TT STEM faculty $550K, non-STEM $100K

• Graduating Ph.D. /T/TT faculty ratio > 0.6

• National research centers double to 6

• 3% T/TT faculty in sabbatical positions

• Innovation Ecosystem

• Industry/Foundation Collaboration

• Greater faculty diversity

• 5% of faculty recognized as Inst. Professors, Inst. Associate Professors, or equivalent

• Stevens organizational structure study

• Faculty leadership development program

• Review of interdisciplinary educational programs and research

• Graduate and under-graduate programs strategic and fiscal assessments

• Business and Operational Process Enhancement Initiative

• IT Enterprise to enable research and education missions

• Baseline to weather short-term adverse financial conditions will improve to 1.0.

• University Center

• $30 million campaign by 2014

• $70 million campaign by 2017

• Alumni giving rate increase

• 10-year growth in the endowment value to > $60 million

• Campus visitor experiences enhancement

• Partnerships with centers of excellence and corporation

2012 – 2022 Metrics Dashboard

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Team BuildingData CollectionProposalDevelopment

Brand Value RecognitionAlumni Contribution Desired Outcome

Significant Recognition

Completing the Loop

Scholarly Outcome/ Critical Contribution to

Critical Challenges Balance between Hypothesis Driven & Dividend Paying Solution Inspired Projects

Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurial MissionContext

Need Recognition and Assessment/Corporate Challenges

Knowledge Generation & Transformation

Research & Invention

Innovation & Recognition/C

ompanies

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To establish long-term interactive relationships with industry to identify and develop solution-inspired research programs to provide critical contributions to their critical challenges.

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Integrated Solutions…Compelling Challenge

Industry collaborations…desirable outcome

To establish long-term interactive relationships with industry to identify and develop solution-inspired research programs to provide critical contributions to their critical challenges.

Collaborative in an idea and people exchange environment

Corporations, Foundations and Centers of R&D

Application driven rather than hypothesis proving

Requiring enabling solutions to non-incremental, next generation

product systems

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Integrated Solutions…Compelling Challenge

Long-term, “next generation” product and systems rather than addressing technical problems

only

Industry collaborations…desirable outcome

• Healthcare and Medicine

• Sustainable Energy

• Financial Systems

• Defense and Security

• Coastal Sustainability

• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

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Areas of focus with significant domain depth.

VisionStrengthen our national reputation through transformative and solution inspired research

In Healthcare, Energy, Defense and Security, Financial Systems, SU+RE and STEM.

Strategic Focus (FY15 – FY17) Execution Priorities (FY17)1. Significantly increase the number of Research Active

(RA) faculty.1. Focus faculty recruiting resources and process

oversight to ensure recruitment of T/TT faculty members

2. Commensurate with 1 above, increase the number &graduation rate of Ph.D. students

2a. Implement the 5 years post MS support policy2b. Establish best-in-practice Ph.D. recruitment and admission

policy3c. Facilitate better placement of our Ph.D. candidates3d. Incentivize faculty to expedite graduation (dis-incentivize

delay)3. Identify and develop faculty research effort with

potential for establishment of additional National Research Centers

3a. Continue and enhance the IGI, RIA and TR incentive programs3b. Facilitate external research teaming & collaboration3c. Positively respond to emerging fields (iCON, CDQC, CDDA)

4. Increase the number of large (>$1M) proposals and improve the quality by enhancing the R &R (Review & Release) processes

4a. Encourage collaborative proposals4b. Provide technical and editorial review functions4c. Establish a mentoring program for starting faculty

5. Adapt the research enterprise to be resilient, agile, and more tolerant of risk in the face of shifting federalfunding priorities

5. Respond to increasing federal research budget constraints by diversifying funding sources and by enhancing our corporate and foundation funding portfolios

6. Promote a culture of excellence that embraces opencommunication, diverse perspectives, and enterprise-wide collaboration

6. Engage Stevens faculty and research staff with external thought leaders to explore ideas and formulate initiatives for thriving in changing research environments

THE FUTURE. OURS TO CREATE.…Research Vision, Strategy and Execution priorities

Version 1, 6 April 2015

Research Data at a GlanceExpenditure History:

Highly Competitive Awards :

$9,115,490 $8,344,697 $7,603,192 $8,066,757 $8,687,396

$28,365,539 $28,208,378 $30,391,554 $32,512,049

FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

Sponsor FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Increase

NSF $3,305,604 $4,124,683 $3,844,661 $8,374,544 $8,518,650 157%

NIH $1,453,502 $2,562,278 $892,278 $1,139,766 $2,733,905 88%

CAREER+R01+YPIA

$549,956 $4,390,667 698%

Totals $5,309,062 $6,686,961 $4,736,939 $9,514,310 $15,643,222 195%

Current state research highlights Upward trend in research awards and volume in pillar areas Introduction of a VPRIE Lecture Series

May 10, 2016: Dr. N. Jones, Executive VP & Provost for Penn State Nov. 10, 2016: Dr. Reza Ghanadan, DARPA Program Manager, Defense Science

Office Proposals to Foundations on the rise; 29 proposals submitted to Foundations Faculty submitted 10 NSF CAREER proposals in FY16 and another 10 faculty made

commitments to submit in FY17 Exciting new research areas with potential for National Research Centers of Excellence

CDQC: Center for Distributed Quantum Computing iCON: Institute for Cognitive Networking CDDA: Center for Dynamic Data Analysis

Significant increase in competitively awarded proposals NSF, NIH, CAREER, R01 and YPIA

Research (funding) diversification: engaging National Laboratories, Foundations & Corporations: Brookhaven, Sandia & Lawrence Livermore National Labs NJ Health Foundation, Nicholson, CMEF, AP Sloan, JS McDonnell LM, Stryker, L3, TD Ameritrade, Accenture, Wang Technologies,…

Significant New Developments in the SOB and CAL Appointment of Associate Dean of Research at SOB Appointment of new highly research-minded Dean of CAL

Current state research highlights…Collaborations

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Corporate & Foundation Collaboration Objectives:

• To establish long-term R&D collaborative interactions to identify and develop solution-inspired research programs.

• To establish human resource development education and research programs in emerging technology, systems and Business areas.

• To establish an “ambassadorial” relationship between our faculty and industry technical staff toward short-term two-way expert exchange programs.

• To facilitate connections with corporate decision makers on the areas highlighted above.

Corporate & Foundation Collaboration Approach:

• Conduct Corporate Sponsored Application-Driven Research• The portfolio of interactions include 57 Companies and 7

Foundations.• Attract Corporate Funded Ph.D. Students (and Masters)!• Faculty/Scientific Staff Exchange Programs• Establish Partnership with Relevant Companies for Partnership in

National Initiatives.• Sponsors for Various Graduate and Undergraduate Academic

Programs (Senior Design, Co-Op, Entrepreneurial Initiatives).• Name and Brand Value Recognition.• Recruitment of Our (Ph.D.) Students.

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Current state research highlights…Collaborations

Challenges and Opportunities… mapping priorities

Industry Challenges

Collaborative Interactions funding and joint proposals

Ph.D., MS studentsJoint advising

Faculty/Staff Exchange Joint industry/Stevens Centers and Institutes

Creation and dissemination of new knowledge

Technical, equipment and facilities support faculty consultation

Human resource developmentOnsite, online and on campus training programs

Student recruitment

Part time Ph.D. and MS programsEmployee Ph.D. s.

Creation and disseminationof new technologies and Products

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Entity Status Potential

Stryker (Biomedical) Visit to Stevens on 12.7.2016; Identified two areas they wish to do collaborative research. Stryker indicated June, 2016 as the timeframe for formalization.

L3 (Systems& Data Analytics) Initial Visit 3.2.2016; Formal visit with presentations on 4.1.16. Very interested in multiple activities; Meeting with Dr. Chandramouli to formalize collaboration effort on 5.19.16, at L3 facilities with L3 Engineering Team.

ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal (Cybersecurity & Photonics/Quantum)

ARDEC visit 1.14.16 and 4.5.16. Developed white paper with multiple needs. ARDEC received $5M Funding earmarked for Stevens. Next meeting 6.28.16.

Wang Tech (Structural Integrity) Visit with Presentation Held 3.3.2016; On hold pending licensing negotiations with 3rd party company for the technology Wang is interested in.

GLESEC (Cybersecurity) Visit on 4.27.16. In process of evaluating mutual collaboration potential projects.

Lockheed (STEM) and SERC effort. Very positive conference call. Initial relationship stage for STEM. Interested in multiple activities. Meeting on 5.18.16 for SERC opportunity.

TD Ameritrade Very positive initial exchange. Initial relationship stage.

Celgene (Biomedical) Meeting held 5.13.16 with Woo Lee and Peter Tolias to discuss 6 month pilot study.

Nicholson Foundation Initial meetings held. Development of pre-proposal concept paper in progress to enable $25K seed grant to develop >$1M broader proposal.

Collaboration Highlights:…Tracking progress – Corporation

Company Visit Dates Status PotentialStryker 12/7/16

8/24/2016Initial visit had several follow up discussions but fizzled. Subsequent visit with new players offers potential collaboration with Dr. Pochiraju and Dr. Kalyon. Stryker reports funding limitations in Sept. 2016 until follow budget year.

Yellow for FY16

Potential for FY17

Power Survey 12/16/2016 Initial visit to learn about Sonar Technologies. This company was recommended by BOT member. Positive meeting but no response to our follow up inquiries so conclusion is no fit.

Electroid 1/6/2016 Expressions of interest for potential collaboration. Sent information on areas of interest, however, no commitment to collaborate.

L3 (Systems& Data Analytics)

3/2/20164/1/20167/6/2016

Initial Visit 3.2.2016; Formal visit with presentations on 4.1.16. Very interested in multiple activities; Meeting with Dr. Chandramouli to formalize collaboration effort on 5.19.16, at L3 facilities with L3 Engineering Team. Follow up meeting on 7.6.2016 to formalize SOW. L3 working through internal approval requirements to release formal RFP. Targeting 1st Quarter of Calendar Year 2017.

Wang Tech(Structural Integrity)

3/3/2016 Visit with Presentation Held 3.3.2016; On hold pending licensing negotiations with 3rd party company for the technology Wang is interested in.

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GLESEC (Cybersecurity)

4/27/16 Visit on 4.27.16. Recommended to us by BOT member. GLESEC expressed interest in setting up a cyber center at Stevens and pursuing joint opportunities, but has not responded with any action after multiple follow-ups.

Collaboration Highlights:…Tracking progress – Corporation

Company Visit Dates Status PotentialAccenture 5/1/2016

8/3/2016Expressed interest in facilitating financial student start-ups with an accelerator in New York with significant financial industry participation. Connected with SVC and with Dr. Calhoun for follow-up.

Lockheed 5/18/201610/4/2016

Provided research overviews to VP of Engineering at Lockheed as well as follow up white papers. Meeting with Mgr. of University Engagement on 10/4/2016 was very positive. White papers on topics of interest being prepared by Stevens with formal visit to follow.

Alaqua 7/29/2016 Expressed interest in conducting specialized chemical bench testing at Stevens. After exploration with the Department head, there was no research gain from this interaction, so the decision was made not to proceed.

Soltex 7/5/2016 Alumni run company that connected to us via Development. Looking for potential assistance with Chemical processing issue. Discussions ongoing with Ron Besser.

TD Ameritrade 7/23/2016 Discussions very positive. Provided donation to Stevens Venture Center (SVC) and will be participating in Entrepreneurship in Residence Program at SVC.

Exxon 9/16/16 Discussions very position. Developed one page description of targeted faculty research on 10/17.16. Follow up ongoing by both VPRIE & Development.

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Collaboration Highlights:…Tracking progress – Corporation

Company Visit Dates Status PotentialNicholson Foundation 3/13/2016 Issued Stevens a $25K seed grant to develop >$1M broader

proposal in the area of improving safety net hospital outcomes for medicare patients.

$25K Awarded FY17

Beckman Young Foundation 7/22/2016 Issued a call for proposals to all faculty to participate in this Beckman Young Investigator Program. One faculty member submitted an application in time for the 8; awaiting response.

1 faculty application

NJ Health Foundation 7/21/2016 Issued a call for proposals to all faculty to participate in health care related projects. To date 6 faculty members have expressed interest to do a proposal; due 11.7.2016. Stevens is the recipient of numbers NJ Health grants from prior years.

18 faculty applications accepted for submission.

Branfman Family Foundation

9/12/2016 Development connected Professor G. McConnell to this organization, and he has been invited to submit a proposal supporting Parkinson’s disease research.

$100k Awarded FY17

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Collaboration Highlights:…Tracking progress – Foundations

Foundations & Corporations…Pending interactions

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Sponsor PIDepartm

ent / School

Title Brief Description

Total Request

ed Amount

Foreign Private Profit $180,748

Hugo Neu Realty Management Blumberg, Alan Davidson Lab / SES Flood Analysis for the Kearny Point Industrial Park Same as the title $79,999

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology Yang, Eui-Hyeok ME / SES In-Phase Epitaxial Growth of 2D HeterostructuresResearch on the revolutionary progress towards the practical implementation of transitional metal dichalcogenides

$100,749

Foundations $508,037

CME Group Foundation Creamer, German SoB Financial Systemic Risk using Dynamic Programming

Performance of risk calculations to fulfill bank requirements sets up and establish credit risk capital requirements

$30,000

Edward Mallinskrodt, Jr. Foundation McConnell, George BCB / SES

Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms of a Novel Deep Brain Stimulation Protocol to Treat Gait and Postural Disturbances in Parkinsons Disease

Determination of the neural basis (at the molecular and circuit levels) of a novel approach to paterned deep brain stimulation and investigation of the potential of this strategy to treat Parkinson's desease

$180,001

Musculoskelletal Transplant Foundation Valdevit, Antonio BCB / SES 3D Printed Surgical Sized Scaffolds for Physiological

Load Sustainment

Research on evidence for the application of 3D printed technology toward surgical sized implant devices

$290,560

Russell Sage Foundation Mosleh, Mohsen SSE Interaction Structure and Evolution of Fairness: An

Experimental Study

Examination of how interaction structure and visibility of local structural information would affect fair behavior of individuals within an experimental social network

$7,476

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Sponsor PI Department / School Title Brief Description Total Awarded

AmountForeign Private Profit $346,849

Institute for Border Logistics and Security Salloum, Hady SES Border Security Research for Great Lakes

Review of SIT Passive Acoustic System for Surface and Underwater Treat Detection for the determination of whether this technology has the capability to detect humans being smuggled by way of vessels and divers into Canada $18,001

Japan Aerospace Exporation Agency Stamnes, Knut PEP /SESGCOM-II/SGLI snow/ice products: Improvements and continued validation with post-launch data

Development of retrieval algorithms for the creation of snow/ice products. Items include cloud mask, surface classification, and surface temperature. $328,848

Foundations $1,284,645

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Morgan, Gregory CALCancer Virus Hunters: A History of 20th Century Tumor Virology

Completion of the book Cancer Virus Hunters, which traces the high points in the century-long development of tumor virology $39,340

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation McConnell, George BCB / SESCircuit Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Quantification of the patterns of neural activity within the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loops in healthy and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OSD) mouse models $70,000

Branfman Family Foundation, Inc. McConnell, George BCB / SES

A Rational Approach to Treat the Gait and Postural Disturbances of Parkinson's Disease using Deep Brain Stimulation.

Determination of the neural basis (at the molecular and circuit levels) of a novel approach to paterned deep brain stimulation and investigation of the potential of this strategy to treat Parkinson's desease $100,001

New Jersey Health Foundation Lee, Woo CEMS / SESEx Vivo Human Model of Prostate Cancer Metastasis at Endosteum Niche

Development of a tumor model that would replicate development of metastic and drug resistant prostate cancer $35,000

New Jersey Health Foundation Mannoor, Manu ME / SESBionic Organs via 3D Printing for Studies and Applications in Regenerative Medicine and Smart Prosthetics

Development of approaches for the direct multi-dimensional integration of functional electronic and mechanical components with biological cells and tissue that could enable the creation of bionic organs $33,800

New Jersey Health Foundation Vinjamuri, Ramana BCB/ SESDexterous Human Hand Exoskeletons to Reanimate Paralyzed Hands

Enhancement of the dexerity and function of hand exoskeleton by using biologically inspired synergy based control mechanism $34,233

New Jersey Health Foundation Wang, Hongjun BCB / SESFormulation of a Biomimetic Microenvironment with Hybrid Fibers for Dental Cells to Form the Tooth Root

Research on tooth implants and root generation of the tooth to hold implants in place $35,000

New Jersey Health Foundation Wang, Hongjun BCB / SESSegmented 3D printed Ti alloy dental implants with defined pores for improved tissue ingrowth

Research on 3D printed Ti alloy dental implants with defined pores for improved tissue ingrowth $50,000

James S McDonnell Foundation Kleinberg, Samantha BCB / SES Multiscale Causality Across Time and Space

Research on the development of methods that can be applied to better understand intensive care and outpatient data for the improvement of human health $450,000

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rouse, William SSEThe Use of Policy Simulation in Making Decisions to Implement the Transitional Care Model

Research on whether the use of a policy flight simulator for the acceleration of positive decision for the implementation of the Transitional Care Model $402,271

Silicon Valley Community FoundationWashburn, Alexandros SSE

Flash Flood Risk Control in a Brazilian Favela: A Socio-Technical Approach to Predictive Modeling, Resilience Design and Community Integration Support the Favella Flash Flood Project $10,000

The Nicholson Foundation Ben-Zvi, Tal SoB

Transforming Care. Enhancing Lives: Improving the Quality of Service and Reducing Costs for Medicaid Patients in Safety Net Clinics and Hospitals

Identification of opportunities for the improvement of the quality of services and reducation of costs received by Medicaid patients $25,001

Foundations & Corporations …Awarded in FY16 & FY17

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Foundations & Corporations …Awarded in FY16 & FY17

Sponsor PI Department / School Title Brief Description Total Awarded

Amount

Private For-Profit $1,467,050

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc/Bell Labs Harari, Robert CALThe Shannon Effect - A Collaborative Research Agreement12/

Exploring the creation of an innovative performance system where theatrical sound, lighting, and projection mapping is automonously controlled through input Modalities captured by Bells Labs Human Digital Orchestra $58,718

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc/Bell Labs Thompson, Jeffrey CAL Bell Labs Artist-In-Residence Program

Creation of new artistic works at the cutting edge of technology, to develop collaborative dialogs between artists and scientists, to drive new research and enquiry, and to bring the results of this collaboration to a wider audience $38,000

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc/Bell Labs Thompson, Jeffrey CAL Extension Proposal for Bell Labs Artist in Residence Same as Above $22,500

American Custom Yachts Delorme, MichaelDavidson Lab /

SESAdditional Scale Model Tests of a 78 foo Sportfish Style Hull in Calm Water and Waves Testing of the the 78 foot SportFish boat model $14,000

American Custom Yachts Delorme, MichaelDavidson Lab /

SESScale Model Tests of a 78 foot Sportfish Style Hull in Calm Water and Waves Testing of the the 78 foot SportFish boat model $29,185

Castle Point Learning Systems LLC Sohrabi, Mahmood ECE / SESAn Online Calculus Platform based on the Automated Intelligent Tutor, Gradarius

Online study and tutor system to enhance student experience and learning $51,080

Castle Point Learning Systems LLC Sohrabi, Mahmood ECE / SESMisconception Recognition and Randomization of Problems Testing in Calculus I and II in an automated tutor environment $106,110

Cepter Biopartners, LLC Tolias, Peter CHI / SES Sponsored Research Lab 2 Biochemical work $1,003,022

JL Consulting LLC Delorme, MichaelDavidson Lab /

SESScale Model Tests for a 40m Planing Hull in Calm Water and Waves Scale Model testing $26,260

Northrop Grumman Corporation Yang, Steve SSE Financial Market Elite Information Modeling

The goal of this project is to engage in technology research relevant to agencies such as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Security Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the US Treasury Department. $50,000

Titan Spine, LLC Valdevit, Antonio BCB / SESDebris Generation Due to Insertion of Titanium Coated PEEK Devices Same as title $25,001

Viking Yacht Company Delorme, MichaelDavidson Lab /

SES

Scale Model Tests to Evaluate the Effects of Stern Extensions on a 75 ft. Motor Yacht in Calm Water and Following Seas Scale Model Testing $22,501

Wave Energy Conversion Corporation of America Delorme, Michael

Davidson Lab / SES

1/20th Scale Model Tests of a Wave Energy Conversion Device Scale Model Testing $12,180

Zodiac Aerospace Delorme, MichaelDavidson Lab /

SESScale Model Tests of Two Inflatable Life Rafts in Wind and Waves Scale Model Testing $8,492

Backup

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Healthcare and Medicine

• Carrie Perlman, NIH, “Improved Ventilation of the Edematous Lung.” $1,561,080

• Dominic Duggan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/NIH, “Central Africa IEDEA.” 861,360

• Gang Hua, NIH, “An Egocentric Computer Vision Based Active Learning Co-Robot Wheelchair.” $747,135

• Jungfeng Liang, NIH, “Engineered Intravascular Catheters for the Treatment of Bacteremia.” $412,500

At a glance: 10 active awards for total award amount of $4,037,165

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Sustainable Energy

• Simon Podkolzin, NSF, “Fundamentals of Natural Gas Conversion to Fuels and Chemical over Molybdenum Nanostructures.” $282,029

• Chang-Hwan Choi, NSF, “Hydropower on a Chip: Frictionless Nanochannel Systems for Hydroelectric Power Generation.” $199,990

• John Nastasi, Department of Energy, “The SURE * House (Solar Decathlon 2015).” $50,000

(SU+RE – sustainable + resilient)

At a glance: 3 active awards for total award amount of $532,019

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Financial Systems

• William Rouse, Accenture, “Accenture Innovation Center.” $1,415,993

• William Rouse, Lockheed Martin, “Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises Support.” $1,300,000

• Ionut Florescu, CME Group Foundation, “Award to Support Financial Systems Center Research Initiatives.” $85,000

• Steve Yang, Northrup Grumman, “Financial Market Elite Information Modeling.” $40,000

At a glance: 6 active awards for total award amount of $2,940,993

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Defense and Security (excludes DoD/SERC and DHS CSR)

• John Dzielski, ONR, “Modeling and Control for High-Speed Systems.” $5,844,473

• Hongbin Li, U.S. Army, “Next-Generation Over-the-Horizon HF Radar (NGOTHR) Moving Target Indicator and Clutter Mitigation Development.” $534,100

• David Naumann, HRL Laboratories/DHS, “High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems.” $410,851

• Yingying Chen, Army Research Office, “Making Inferences of Physical Properties to Enhance Wireless Security.” $399,998

• John Dzielski, ONR, “Modeling Planing dynamics of Cavity-Running Bodies.” $373,196

At a glance: 50 active awards for total award amount of $

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Coastal Sustainability

• Alan Blumberg, Port Authority of NY/NJ/DHS, “Develop High-Resolution Storm Surge Forecasts for Port Authority of NY/NJ Facilities Vulnerable to Flood Waters.” $6,560,523

• Alan Blumberg, Columbia University/DOC, “Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast: Interactions Between Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge.” $546,616

• Michael Bruno, N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection, “NJDEP: Coastal Protection-Technical Assistance Service.” $546,048

• Nickitas Georgas, Stony Brook University/USEPA, “Analyzing History to Project and Manage the Future: Simulating the Effects of Climate on Long Island Sound’s Physical Environment…” $380,306

At a glance: 20 active awards for total award amount of $10,553,901

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Strategic Plan: Areas of Focus…Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

• Keith Sheppard, NSF, “Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Sciences: Integrating STEM Approaches (PISA2).” $11,466,078

• Susanne Wetzel, NSF, “CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Programs at Stevens.” $3,094,178

• Susan Metz, NSF, “Adapting Tested Spatial Skills Curriculum…for On-Line Instruction: A Critical Link to Retain Technology Students.” $825,000

• Arthur Camins, Black Hills State University, “An Examination of Science and Technology Teachers’ Conceptual Learning Through Concept-Based Engineering Professional Development.” $792,646

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At a glance: 8 active awards for total award amount of $16,973,378

Thank you.